This is a news release written by Rachel Carson as part of the Department of the Interior Information Service; Office of the Coordinator of Fisheries. This report was "for office distribution only". This report states the catch of menhaden,...

First recovery plan approved 12/7/1981. First revision approved June 1987. Second revision approved: 3/13/1995. The Florida panther is the last subspecies of Puma still surviving in the eastern United States. Historically occurring throughout the...

Engaging, educating, and employing our nation’s youth in conservation are major priorities for the Department of the Interior (Department), and in 2009 the Youth in the Great Outdoors (YGO) initiative was established.

Critical habitat designation identifies those areas that are essential to the survival and recovery of the Mexican spotted owl, and describes those physical and biological features within those areas that require special management considerations...

In 1941 the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of diethylstilbestrol (DES), the first synthetic chemical to be marketed as an estrogen and one of the first to be identified as a hormone disruptor—a chemical that mimics hormones. Its...

McCarthy's pioneering work utilized historic photos and contemporary excursions to chronicle the significant changes occurring over the last hundred years in arctic landscapes. Forrest McCarthy has been a wilderness advocate and back country skier...

This report on the National Wildlife Refuge System is the culmination
of a year-long process involving teams of Service employees who
examined the System within the framework of Wildlife and Habitat,
People, and Leadership. The report was the focus...

Henry Loomis oral history interview with George Gentry. Many of Mr. Loomis' family are also included. The interview was conducted with Mr. Loomis, his family, and several non-family members as they toured the St. Vincent's Island National...

Edward Crateau oral history interview as conducted by Jerry Grover. Along with working at the FWS sites listed, Ed worked at the Berlin National Fish Hatchery and did training at Spearfish. He also worked in Florida on the Apalachicola River, was...

This is an overview of what Canada and the United States are doing together in order to help protect species the two countries deem as endangered. A description of the background of this partnership is given, followed by ten examples of individual...